The Antiatticist : Introduction and Critical Edition

Stefano Valente

ISBN 10: 3110401479 / ISBN 13: 9783110401479

Published by De Gruyter, De Gruyter, 2015

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The so-called Antiatticista is a Greek Atticistic lexicon crucial for understanding the Atticism of the 2nd cent. CE. The anonymous author approved a broader idea of Attic language in contrast to the most rigorous Atticists. For this (polemic) purpose, he used some older sources (in particular Hellenistic ones, such as Aristophanes of Byzantium) where he could find rich quotations from classical authors, especially from comic poets. Given that many of them are no longer extant, this work now represents the only source for them. The first critical edition of this lexicon is prefaced by a survey of its textual tradition, direct and indirect, which concerns its relationship to the Byzantine lexicon Synagoge. The authorship, the typology, and the sources of the work are also investigated. The unedited annotations by David Ruhnkenius for his planned edition of the text are appended. Comprehensive indexes are provided at the end of the book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Antiatticist : Introduction and Critical Edition
• Publisher: De Gruyter, De Gruyter
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110401479
• ISBN 13: 9783110401479
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 236W x 160H x 24D millimeters 236 millimeters width by 160 millimeters height by 24 millimeters depth
• Weight: 639 grams

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Synopsis

The so-called Antiatticista is a Greek Atticistic lexicon crucial for understanding the Atticism of the 2nd cent. CE. The anonymous author approved a broader idea of Attic language in contrast to the most rigorous Atticists. For this (polemic) purpose, he used some older sources (in particular Hellenistic ones, such as Aristophanes of Byzantium) where he could find rich quotations from classical authors, especially from comic poets. Given that many of them are no longer extant, this work now represents the only source for them. The first critical edition of this lexicon is prefaced by a survey of its textual tradition, direct and indirect, which concerns its relationship to the Byzantine lexicon Synagoge. The authorship, the typology, and the sources of the work are also investigated. The unedited annotations by David Ruhnkenius for his planned edition of the text are appended. Comprehensive indexes are provided at the end of the book.

About the Author

S. Valente, University of Hamburg.